Air transport

Airbus turns to hydrogen as energy promise of batteries fades

By 2020-09-21T15:34:00

Airbus BWB

Source: Airbus

Airbus is backing away from battery power in favour of pursuing hydrogen as a primary propulsion source for future aircraft development, over concerns that battery technology will not advance quickly enough to adapt to large airliners.

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